Colouring up or bleaching?

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I know this is a weird question! [emoji13]
Does this favia look like it's bleaching slightly or is it simply colouring up?
I ask because I'm colourblind and can't tell if it looks like there's orange coming through (sellers pic didn't show any orange at all) or if it is slightly bleaching because it's under some fairly strong LEDs.
Sorry for the terrible photo.
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It's kind of hard to tell but I do not see any orange and it looks to be getting a little pale. I would move it to a lower light area just to be safe
 
Hard to say but do a water test.
If you rely on testing water on color let a LFS or a buddy do it for you.
Reason is that your N03 might be low in that case it will bleach on you.
Keep No3 at 2ppm or higher but not above 4ppm.
 
I don't have test kits at the moment. I'm still waiting for them to be delivered.
The LFS closest to me where I can reliably get them done is a 5hr drive away :(
I have been doing a lot of large water changes lately, I'll slow down a little and see how it goes. Everything else looks pretty happy though.

I'll also try shading it a bit more. It's fairly well shaded usually, but it can't hurt to see what happens :)

Thanks everyone.
 

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